Odd folder or file names cause amarok to incorrectly log duplicate entires in the collection database

Can you still reproduce this with Amarok 1.4.8?
Does a full rescan fix it?

I can reproduce this... with a fresh install of 1.4.8 (as of a week ago.)

A full rescan doesn't fix it -- it just adds more entries.

My filenames and directories aren't "odd" like the above bug describes.

I've attached an image to showcase what I'm seeing.
Running Update or Rescan collection seems to add more entries of SOME songs (need more testing on this) :)

I've got 4 copies of this song in my collection...
/media/multimedia/music/mp3/unsorted/Queensryche - Eyes of a stranger.mp3

There doesn't seem to be anything odd about that name ... no umlaut in Queensryche even. :)

I've also found that moving ONE of the instances of a song moves them all and deleting one deletes them all.

Very annoying :)

I'm going to move my .kde directory and try to rebuild my collection again.

This thread in the forums seems to show others with this unresolved issue...
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-134525.html

I just tried a "rescan collection ... it took about 10 seconds. WAY too short, especially since the media share is over the network.

I deleted my .kde/apps/amarok/collection* files... and did a rescan it it looks ok... we'll see what happens if I run a rescan / update

Deleting my collection in the .kde directory and running a rescan fixed this... Leaving the collection and just performing rescan of the existing collection does not.

I have this problem too... with just about any album or group with a Space in the name...

I ditched MySQL and 'removed' my comemction this way, then redeclared it.
It rebuilt from scratch but duplicates are still there.
All is on a local drive, ext3.
I also note that amarok uses a lot more of processor than before, i'm not using equalisers, visualisation or moodbar...
Just listening to music: amarok is always updating the collection though nothing has changed in the files structure or anything.

duh, i meant SQLite, not mysql ....

just deleted the .kde/share/apps/amarok/collection* files too and am rescanning to see if it works. (reticking which folders have the files i want...)
I confirm the changing of db engine to force a rescan didn't fix it, the original file must have remained...

will tell you if this is a lasting fix

anyone know if this is a cause or not for amarok to use a lot of cpu?
maybe due to excessive collection scanning?

Let's not "hijack" this bug with the CPU issue -- but yes ... I have seen Amarok use 6-15% almost continuously and it has been aggressively collection scanning.

I can't find a bug open about the CPU load issue.

Is this still a problem in Amarok 2.0.1?

for me, no...

i still have some non conventional folder/filenames (from linux p.o.v) and
2.0.1 is cokking on gas :)

crashed the copy to media devices sometimes (too long names it seems...) but
I think even that is now ok.
:)
keep it coming!!!

2009/3/30 Jonathan Thomas <email address hidden>

> Is this still a problem in Amarok 2.0.1?
>
> ** Changed in: amarok (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
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> Odd folder or file names cause amarok to incorrectly log duplicate entires
> in the collection database
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/112984
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>

Great. :) If this is found to still be a problem with Amarok 2, feel free to reopen this.

Happens in 2.2.0
Might be because character mapping strange when copying from NTFS
(Origin of those directories)

Directories like "Sinéad O'Connor" is duplicated once organize is done.
It seems to go into some error state once it has "seen" such a mangled directory, since "ordinary" directories also end up with duplicate content. a restart and specific organize of the "ordinary" directory results in success. After and attempt to organize the ones with special characters... the whole thing goes "funny" again. Edits to content (changing of genres) are not correctly done

In general results are unpredictable. Might be related to this issue i reported??
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/504765
that causes problems with deletes?

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. I noticed the package your bugging is updated in Maverick. Does this occur in it? If so, please feel free to mark this bug as new. Thanks in advance!

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